The label printers vary from the average printers as they need a particular type of the feeding mechanism for dealing with the fanfold or rolled stock. The label printer finds full application in the marking of the retail price, managing the supply chain, handling fixed assets, and preparing the laboratory or blood specimen. The label printer plays a massive role in the POS system. The printed labels find full application in different places. The POS label printer helps in printing the required information on the products.

Classification of a Label Printer based on Printing Mechanism

The label printer makes use of different kinds of printing mechanisms like impact, thermal or laser. Based on the different types of printing mechanisms, the printer can be of the two models.

• ‘Direct Thermal’ Label Printer:

Direct thermal printers make use of the heat-conducting paper. The disadvantage of the direct thermal printer is that the labels printed with the help of the direct thermal label printer fade within about six months on exposure to heat, direct sunlight, and chemical vapor. These labels are famous as the shipping labels.

• ‘Thermal Transfer’ Label Printer:

Thermal transfer printers make use of the heat for transferring the ink from the ribbon to labels for permanent printing. They find application in the procedure of direct thermal printing. The vinyl PVC material that the thermal transfer printer uses increases a label’s life in the pipe markers.

There are many kinds of label printers, such as follows:

• Industrial Printer:

Industrial printers are ‘heavy-duty’ label printers that find applications in the warehouses, distribution centers, and factories. They even find use at the production floors and construction sites.

• Personal Printer:

The ‘personal label’ printers are known as label makers as well. They find application in small businesses and offices. They require particular kinds of tapes for printing.

• Desktop Printer:

A desktop printer finds application in light work. They operate silently, cheap, and make use of 4-inches of the stock roll.

With sufficient knowledge of the different kinds of label printers, it would be easy for you to invest in the right type of label printer Australia.

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